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Clinical and gene mutation studies on a Chinese pedigree with glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jul 2002
Ding Wei, Liu Libin, Hu Renming, Xu Manyin, Chen Jialun
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OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical characteristics, biochemical profiles, diagnosis and treatment of one Chinese pedigree with glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism (GRA) and to study its molecular mechanism. METHODS: Plasma and urinary aldosterone, cortisol and plasma renin activities were dynamically tested and diagnostic therapy with dexamethasone was undergone in 3 affected subjects. Long-distance PCR as...
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